Sustainable Housing Indicators and Improving the Quality of Life: The Case of Two Residential Areas in Baghdad City

Abstract Sustainable housing is one of the most important factors affecting quality life. This research focuses on (internal indicators), including (affordable housing, and conditions dwelling unit to live, (external indicators) social services, infrastructure, transport, identity, safety security, environmental pollution. was done by studying two residential areas in city Baghdad, which differed social, economic, environmental, urban aspects, are (Al-Sadr neighborhood Al-Muthanna neighborhood). The has adopted descriptive method, comparative quantitative analysis, indicate degree satisfaction residents relying five-step Likert scale (strongly disagree-strongly agree). Contingency Coefficient test used evaluating levels responses observed frequencies sustainable results showed that sub-indicators have made a significant difference for neighborhood. While other indicators: commercial public transport security Al-Sadr reached develop proposals towards improving developing indicators achieve balance justice achieving good